The marginalisation of participation “as an end” development: an Ecuadorean case study

The evolution of participatory practices clearly evidences movement away from local participatory projects implemented with the use of participatory methodologies such as participatory rural appraisal, and towards citizen participation in government activities. This trend reflects development discourse concerning participation, and in particular responds to the critique aimed at local participatory development. Using case study data from Ecuador, the article discusses the previously overlooked effects of this phenomenon, namely a uniformity of participatory development practice and a lack of opportunities for people to engage in development activities that provide participation “as an end” benefits such as empowerment and confidence-building.     

Contesting Citizenship in the Arab Revolutions: Youth,Women, and Refugees

Focusing on youth, women, and refugees in the context of the ongoing Arab revolutions, this article explores how constructions of citizenship are being challenged. More than 40 percent of the population in the Arab world is under the age of eighteen, and youth are expressing a strong civic motivation and agency for change. Second, with regard to women’s participation in the Arab revolutions, while highly visible on the Arab streets, to date they have been largely excluded from participating in subsequent more formal political processes. Third, the ensuing large refugee populations in the Arab world further challenge understandings of citizenship. This article proposes that exploring the role of youth, women, and refugees in contesting citizenship in the ongoing revolutions of the Arab world challenges not only conceptions of citizenship in the Arab world but also how we understand conceptions of civil society.     

取得时效制度在大陆法系中的演变

起源于罗马法的取得时效制度,被近现代民法广泛继受的根本原因在于取得时效制度的功能。维护占有和权利合一的秩序、弥补交易无效瑕疵、权利证明是不同时代共有的社会需求。对取得时效制度构成要件的加减是一国继受取得时效时的自由,在这个增减的过程中,重要的不是技术因素,而是价值判断。善意取得制度在一定程度上替代了取得时效的功能,不过其程度还没有达到废弃取得时效的境地。     

Domains of faith impact: how “faith” is perceived to shape faith-based international development organisations

Increasing interest in faith-based international development organisations (FBOs) recently has improved understanding of these agencies. One reason for complex, often contradictory findings is the lack of frameworks analysing the interactions of worldviews on organisational structures, processes, and behaviours of agencies, and development outcomes. We utilise Lincoln's (2003. Holy Terrors: Thinking about Religion after September 11. Chicago: University of Chicago Press) four “domains of religion” to explore how the literature reports faith impacting the shape of development FBOs’ structures, behaviours, and outcomes. Literature suggests faith has a significant impact upon these agencies. We outline very specific similarities and differences, highlighting the importance of nuanced analysis of faith's role in FBOs. Further research is needed to build more evidence around these impacts of faith on FBOs.     

《瑞士民法典》之法官与法律的关系

著名的《瑞士民法典》第1条规定了法官与法律之间的关系.它一方面明确法官受法律约束,另一方面又赋予了法官在法律解释和填补法律漏洞时较大的裁量空间,甚至明确要求法官要“像立法者那样”行为,表达了立法者对法官的极大信任.此外,它还要求法官考虑经过检验的学理和遵循以往判例,这也是《瑞士民法典》第1条的特色之一.     

How people can influence government policy – stories from the Caucasus

It is very motivating to see vulnerable people becoming strong advocates for their own rights and persuading their government to act; or to see passionate young economists influencing the state and effecting positive change for tens of thousands of poor households. It is impressive to see dedicated work by a national NGO to build successful community health-care programmes that influence the health services of a whole country. The three stories from the Caucasus presented in this article show what can be done when people become strong advocates for their own rights or for the rights of others living in poverty.     

Is this a partnership or a relationship? Concern Worldwide maps the difference

Despite its adoption of a partnership approach within its countries of operation, Concern Worldwide has struggled to match its definition of partnership with the range of relationships in which it actually engages on the ground. A relationship-mapping diagram conceived during its Partnership Policy formulation workshop has now helped to bridge this gap between theory and reality. Country programmes have also found that the process and result of such mapping exercises help them to recognise what relationships they have, and in turn which relationships they need, in order to achieve results.     

浅析我国黑社会性质组织犯罪的成因及特征

黑社会性质组织犯罪具有严重的社会危害性,其不仅破坏社会治安,扰乱经济秩序,而且阻碍社会进步,腐蚀党政肌体,散布腐朽的意识形态,甚至会威胁地方政权的稳定。分析黑社会性质组织犯罪产生的原因及特征,为遏制黑社会性质组织犯罪提供理论依据和实践参考,已成为打击黑社会性质组织犯罪的重要命题。     

试述公安机关在打黑除恶工作中应提高的几种能力

尽管当前打黑除恶专项斗争取得了明显成效，但是，黑恶势力犯罪仍然处于活跃期，仍然是严重破坏社会和谐稳定，影响人民群众安全、扰乱市场经济秩序、威胁基层政权建设的突出问题。作为打黑除恶主力军的公安机关，如何继续有所作为，是亟需研究解决的问题。     

Factors and motivations contributing to community volunteers' participation in a nursery feeding project in Malawi

This article reports on a study to explore the factors and motivations that contribute to community volunteers' participation in a nursery feeding project in Malawi. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with community volunteers in 14 of the 32 sites in the programme. The findings pointed to a mix of intrinsic motivations, namely a deep concern for orphans and vulnerable children, a moral obligation to help, and a declared love of the work undertaken, and also to external factors such as spirituality, links of reciprocity, and the building of social capital. Understanding what motivates volunteers to take part in resource-poor settings is crucial to recognising, facilitating, and sustaining the work that they do. Further research into volunteering in the South is crucially needed.